AC Roma seems to have put behind yet another complicated period of the season. After the resounding crash in the Italian Cup against Fiorentina, the Giallorossi have put things back in order, playing two good games of the season. First with the 1-1 against Milan and then last Friday in a 3-0 success against Chievo. Eusebio Di Francesco’s team rarely betrayed in the Champions League, reaching these sixteen finals after finishing in second place behind Real Madrid the qualifying group.

On the other hand, Porto is not experiencing its brightest moment of the season. In fact, the Dragoes are always leading the Portuguese league with 51 points, but the two consecutive draws away against Guimaraes and Moreirense have ended up reassembling the standings. Last Friday, the Conceicao team was also ‘saved’ on 92 ‘, drawing with Herrera and avoiding the third knockout of the championship. In the Champions League instead the Lusitanians have almost made a clear path, winning the Group D with 16 points in front of Schalke 04.

There are four precedents between Porto and Rome, with the Lusitan always qualified. In the first double fight, in the eighth of the 1981/82 Cup Winners’ Cup, the luisitani won 2-0 in Portugal and then equalized 0-0 at the Olimpico. More recent the other crossing, that of the 2016/17 season in the Champions League play-offs. After the 1-1 of Do Dragao, Rome’s internal collapse of Spalletti for 3-0 and inevitable elimination. Focus on victorious Rome, maybe even to measure as it will certainly not be an easy match.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 2.10